Mandela, resurrection and African wealth - six noteworthy quotes by Robert Mugabe

Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, who died last week, once said Nelson Mandela was to blame for whites continuing to hold too much power in South Africa. File photo.Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe died on Friday at age 95, and the world has remembered him for some of the bold statements he made over the years.

From comments on white people to South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela, here are some of Mugabe's quotes:"I asked one ANC minister how come the whites have been left with so much power, and he said it was because of your friend Mandela. That was an ANC minister who was saying that. Mandela went too far in doing good to the non-black communities, really in some cases at the expense of blacks. That is being too saintly, too good.

"Since Obama embraces homosexuality, embraces same-sex marriage, advocates for homosexual people, and enjoys an attractive countenance, thus if it becomes necessary I shall travel to DC, get down on my knee and ask for his hand." -"My decision to resign is voluntary on my part. It arises from concern for the welfare of the people of Zimbabwe and my desire to ensure a smooth, peaceful and non-violent transfer of power that underpins national security, peace and stability.

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